The Detroit Red Wings (4-2-2) head to face the Buffalo Sabres (5-3-0) at KeyBank Center on Monday. Detroit is coming off a 2-1 win over the Wild on Saturday. The Red Wings committed only two penalties in the game, holding Minnesota without a power play goal.
Lucas Raymond scored the only goals, finding the net twice for the Red Wings. Ville Husso saved an impressive 30 of 31 shots (.967%) in the win.Buffalo beat the Blackhawks 4-3 (OT) on Saturday. Tage Thompson and Victor Olofsson both scored twice for the Sabres. Craig Anderson surrendered three goals on 26 shots (.884%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Red Wings won all four games between the teams last season, including a 3-2 (OT) victory in their final meeting in January, their fourth straight win against Buffalo. Dylan Larkin led Detroit with two goals. Jeff Skinner led Buffalo with two points (1G 1A). Alex Nedeljkovic got the win, saving 26 of 28 shots (.928%).
FACING OFF
Detroit is averaging 3.12 goals per game so far this season, 15th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Sabres team that is allowing 2.75 goals a game (6th). Meanwhile, Buffalo has found the net 3.62 times a game on average, fifth in the league, and the Red Wings are allowing opponents to score 3.00 goals per game (13th).
The Sabres’ 20.69% power play percentage ranks 17th in the league, while the Red Wings are 20th with a conversion rate of 19.35%. When it comes to defending power plays, Detroit has the league’s seventh-ranked PK% at 84.00%, while Buffalo is 18th at 78.57%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 11 points this season, Dominik Kubalik is the top skater for the Red Wings. He has four goals and seven assists in eight games. In the net, Husso (3-1-1) is Detroit’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.40 GAA and a .926% save percentage.Rasmus Dahlin leads the Sabres in scoring with 10 points.
He has five goals and five assists. Anderson (3-0-0) has the best goals against average for Buffalo at 1.67, third-best in the league. He has a save percentage of .946%, also third-best. Eric Comrie (2-3-0) has played the most games in net for the Sabres this season. He has a 3.41 GAA and a .909% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Detroit is 1-1-1 on the road this season. Buffalo is 2-2-0 at home this season.
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Buffalo Sabres (-145)
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